Past tense of except

Forms of except

Excepted in a sentence

• I find most people annoying — present company excepted, of course!
• Well, even Stanford guys aren't perfect (present company excepted, of course).2009 December 2, Romesh Ratnesar, Bill Saporito, “How Will Tiger Woods' Apology Affect His Image?”, in Time. From the entry present company excepted
• Am I glad we finally got rid of all those Klingons—er, present company excepted, of course.1995 October 2, Ira Steven Behr, Robert Hewitt Wolfe, “The Way of the Warrior”, in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, season 4, episode 1, spoken…. From the entry present company excepted
• Philosophers excepted, however, everyone liked to listen to mythoi—or haggadic exposition—because these tales provoked discussion.1988, Elias Joseph Bickerman, The Jews in the Greek Age, page 190. From the entry haggadic
• "I say, Reggie, old thing—present company excepted—have there been any loonies in your family?"1920 March – 1921 February, P[elham] G[renville] Wodehouse, chapter 26, in Indiscretions of Archie, New York, N.Y.: A[lbert] L[evi] Burt…. From the entry present company excepted

Meaning of except

1. verb To exclude; to specify as being an exception.
2. verb To take exception, to object (to or against).
3. preposition Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.

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Questions about the past tense of except

What is the past tense of except?

The past tense of except is excepted.

What is the past participle of except?

The past participle of except is excepted.

Is except a regular or irregular verb?

Except is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.